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Date
1934 – 1945
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0414
Description
Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff…
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Title
Athletic Trophy
Date
1934 – 1945
Material
metal
Dimensions
42.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff Springs / Golf Club / ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP1934 / WINNER / NORMAN MCCONNELL1935 / WINNER / DOUGLAS CROSBY1936 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1937 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1938 / WINNER / C.C. RIEID1939 / WINNER / D.R. CROSBY1940 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1941 / WINNER C.C. REID1942 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1943 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1944 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1945 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY”The base is hollow, with a washer and screw holding in the statuette. There is a pencil writing on the inside of the trophy on the bottom edge that reads “BIRKS”Along the back of the statuette, on the figures back, it reads “COPYRIGHT”.
Subject
sports
athletics
gold
trophy
award
Credit
Gift of William G. Robinson, Vancouver, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.09.0414
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; leather
Catalogue Number
106.04.0003
Description
One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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Title
Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; leather
Description
One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
Subject
ski
ski pole
sports
skiing
Credit
Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
106.04.0003
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Date
n.d.
Material
felt; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.09.0166 a-d
Description
A set of 4 black and white felt patches. a) arch shape. White letters spell out “BANFF” on black background. b) crest, 13.5 cm x 12.0 cm. White border, black middle with letters “B” “S” “C” around two crossed skis. c) maple leaf, 15.0 cm x 12.0 cm. Black felt with interlocking and overlapping lette…
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Title
Membership Patch
Date
n.d.
Material
felt; fabric
Dimensions
8.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A set of 4 black and white felt patches. a) arch shape. White letters spell out “BANFF” on black background. b) crest, 13.5 cm x 12.0 cm. White border, black middle with letters “B” “S” “C” around two crossed skis. c) maple leaf, 15.0 cm x 12.0 cm. Black felt with interlocking and overlapping letters “W” “S” “C”d) maple leaf (more simple than c), 16.5 cm x 14.0 cm. Black felt with block letters “W” “SKI” “C”
Subject
Whyte home
skiing
Banff
Catharine Robb Whyte
sports
Banff Ski Club
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0166 a-d
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; paint; glue
Catalogue Number
105.02.1191 a,b
Description
a and b. white circular fabric (front satin, back cotton) patch with red print and logo. The radius is 10.5cm, there is an red circle on the front, inside that on the top in red writing “LAKE LOUISE”, on the bottom “SKI CLUB”, another red circle, inside which, in red on white, is a man on skis stan…
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Title
Patch
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric; paint; glue
Dimensions
10.5 cm
Description
a and b. white circular fabric (front satin, back cotton) patch with red print and logo. The radius is 10.5cm, there is an red circle on the front, inside that on the top in red writing “LAKE LOUISE”, on the bottom “SKI CLUB”, another red circle, inside which, in red on white, is a man on skis standing in front of Lake Louise.
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
105.02.1191 a,b
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on monogram board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.885
Description
A contour drawing of a person posing in an action drawing. They are holding a tennis racket in their left had and appear to be in the movement to swing the racket in order to volley the ball. Near the BLC it says “5”.verso: part of a manufacturing label that says “Favor, R “Monogr For Water Color a…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on monogram board
Dimensions
39.0 x 26.3 cm
Description
A contour drawing of a person posing in an action drawing. They are holding a tennis racket in their left had and appear to be in the movement to swing the racket in order to volley the ball. Near the BLC it says “5”.verso: part of a manufacturing label that says “Favor, R “Monogr For Water Color and-White Wor New York, B”
Subject
person
figure drawing
sports
tennis
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.885
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.877
Description
The drawing is shaped like a crest, and has a pencil filled border extending .5 cm in from the edge of the paper all around. There is an outline of a hill in the background and a sillouette of a skier in the middle, that looks like he could be ski jumping. Around the figure it has the letters “B” (…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.6 x 12.7 cm
Description
The drawing is shaped like a crest, and has a pencil filled border extending .5 cm in from the edge of the paper all around. There is an outline of a hill in the background and a sillouette of a skier in the middle, that looks like he could be ski jumping. Around the figure it has the letters “B” (above the head), “S” (to the left of the body), “C” (to the right of the body), and “R.M.P.” (below the skis)
Subject
winter
sports
skiing
ski jumping
crest
Banff Ski Club
person
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.877
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.855
Description
A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
My Public
Date
1910 – 1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
Subject
winter
sports
skating
ice
ice skates
hockey
hockey stick
puck
skater
people
man
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.855
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.844
Description
There are two boxed off drawings, one in the top half and the other in the bottom half. The drawing on in the top half is a scene of two people (a man and a child) on their skies standing in some tracks of people that can be seen further up. In the background there is a mountain range. In the secon…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.6 cm
Description
There are two boxed off drawings, one in the top half and the other in the bottom half. The drawing on in the top half is a scene of two people (a man and a child) on their skies standing in some tracks of people that can be seen further up. In the background there is a mountain range. In the second drawing below it is another winter scene of people skiing through the mountains. They are off in the distance, though their tracks lead right up to the edge of the drawing. In the background there is a mountain range with a cloud in the sky.
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
people
man
child
group
skiing
skis
poles
winter
snow
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.844
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Date
1932
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1189 a,b
Description
Pair of black and maroon hockey skates. Short laced unlined boot, 9 eyelets eachside, brown laces, leather ankle strap and metal buckle, felt lined tongue, machine stiched, thin sole. Skate blade hammered into sole and heal, sprayed with matt silver spray. Stamped in blade “DUNNES PRINCE PATENTED 1…
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Title
Hockey Skates
Date
1932
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
22.0 x 9.0 x 30.3 cm
Description
Pair of black and maroon hockey skates. Short laced unlined boot, 9 eyelets eachside, brown laces, leather ankle strap and metal buckle, felt lined tongue, machine stiched, thin sole. Skate blade hammered into sole and heal, sprayed with matt silver spray. Stamped in blade “DUNNES PRINCE PATENTED 1932”. Stamped bottom of blade “10 1/2 MADE IN CANADA”. Orange tag on bottom in black typed writing “Toronto’s Only No. 1 ICE SKATE EXCHANGE NEW & RECONDITIONED SKATES 355 Yonge St. - EM. 8-5667 FREE Gifts To Boys and Girls ALL SKATES SOLD - SHARPENED FREE”
Subject
sports
winter
hockey
Credit
Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2016
Catalogue Number
108.04.1189 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; fibre; rubber
Catalogue Number
103.03.1137 a-d
Description
a,b pair of ladies brown leather lace up ski boots with square toe and a shallow groove for binding on heel. Appearance and construction similar to a hiking boot, thick leather soles, soft leather tongue, 8 metal hooks, instep strap with buckle, sole sewn, heel nailed, leather pull tab and on the h…
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Title
Ski Boots
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; fibre; rubber
Dimensions
16.0 x 9.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
a,b pair of ladies brown leather lace up ski boots with square toe and a shallow groove for binding on heel. Appearance and construction similar to a hiking boot, thick leather soles, soft leather tongue, 8 metal hooks, instep strap with buckle, sole sewn, heel nailed, leather pull tab and on the heel an imprint of a coniferous tree with “SKI” down the middle and underneath “MADE IN CANADA”.c,d gray ski gaiters [guards] label inside “GENUINE ENGLISH FOXCLOTH MADE BY E.A.S. CURRIE LIMITED EXPRESSLY FOR HUDSON BAY COMPANY INCORPORATED MAY 1670” and a red “8” printed underneath label
Subject
households
sports
winter
skiing
Crosby
McGill
Credit
Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2016
Catalogue Number
103.03.1137 a-d
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Date
1923
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1202
Description
women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of wo…
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Title
Bathing Suit
Date
1923
Material
fibre
Dimensions
41.0 x 84.0 cm
Description
women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of woman in red bathing suit and cap, diving with the word "JANTZEN" below her breast; inside label is black cloth with stitched "Jantzen c 1923/PAT Sept 26 1921/SWIMMING SUIT”.
Subject
households
sports
swimming
Kidney
MacAulay
Credit
Gift of Julie-Ann MacAulay, 2016
Catalogue Number
103.05.1202
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Date
1970 – 1990
Material
fibre; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.04.1091
Description
Downhill skiing helmet with a chinstrap that attaches with snaps at either side. The helmet is red with a white stripe down the centre. The stripe is decorated with a red maple leaf at front of helmet. On both sides in faded, scratched, yellow cursive writing is the word “Scruff” Inside back ta…
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Title
Ski Helmet
Date
1970 – 1990
Material
fibre; metal; plastic
Dimensions
19.0 x 21.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Downhill skiing helmet with a chinstrap that attaches with snaps at either side. The helmet is red with a white stripe down the centre. The stripe is decorated with a red maple leaf at front of helmet. On both sides in faded, scratched, yellow cursive writing is the word “Scruff” Inside back tage “GANT GAMET GENOSKI MADE IN FRANCE”
Subject
Dave Irwin
skiing
sports
Crazy Canucks
Credit
Gift of Dave Irwin, Canmore, 1992
Catalogue Number
103.04.1091
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Date
c. 1913
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.1154
Description
Dark wood walking stick with a small silver colour plaque at the handle. The plaque reads “Canadian Rockies Sept 13, 2013.” The surface of the stick is smooth, the burls have been sanded down to be flush with the surface, and are lighter in colour than the bark of the wood. The surface is glossy, a…
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Title
Walking Stick
Date
c. 1913
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
2 x 87.5 cm
Description
Dark wood walking stick with a small silver colour plaque at the handle. The plaque reads “Canadian Rockies Sept 13, 2013.” The surface of the stick is smooth, the burls have been sanded down to be flush with the surface, and are lighter in colour than the bark of the wood. The surface is glossy, and may have been treated with a glaze. The handle is larger in width than the base of the stick, measuring 7.5 cm.
Subject
sports
walking
hiking
1913
Credit
Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007
Catalogue Number
103.08.1154
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Date
1930
Material
metal; wood; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.1043
Description
A brown walking stick that can be used as a seat. It has leather encased steel handles on hinges, and a dark stained wooden stem with a metal tip on the bottom, 9 cm long. The handles fold down to form a seat. There is a steel disk attached to the upper stems which screws onto a metal tip on the bo…
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Title
Shooting Stick
Date
1930
Material
metal; wood; skin
Dimensions
88.0 x 12.5 cm
Description
A brown walking stick that can be used as a seat. It has leather encased steel handles on hinges, and a dark stained wooden stem with a metal tip on the bottom, 9 cm long. The handles fold down to form a seat. There is a steel disk attached to the upper stems which screws onto a metal tip on the bottom for use on turf or sand.
Subject
sports
hiking
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1043
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Date
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; metal; rubber; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.1135 a,b
Description
A pair of black leather x-country ski boots; leather sole, grooved at the heel for cable; rubber heel sewn on leather, two metal D rings for laces (one on each side) eight metal lacing lugs (four on each side); red laces. On (a) there are the remnants of the metal toe plate for the binding on the …
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Title
X-Country Ski Boots
Date
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; metal; rubber; fibre
Dimensions
12.8 x 11.0 x 31.0 cm
Description
A pair of black leather x-country ski boots; leather sole, grooved at the heel for cable; rubber heel sewn on leather, two metal D rings for laces (one on each side) eight metal lacing lugs (four on each side); red laces. On (a) there are the remnants of the metal toe plate for the binding on the leather sole and on (b) the metal toe plate is still attached but broken in two places. Also on the sole engraved in the leather “NORSK” “NORWAY”.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Chic Scott
Credit
Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2012
Catalogue Number
103.03.1135 a,b
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Horizontal, Ice Piton

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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1177
Description
An early example of a hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade has a twist turn before the hole where the ring goes through. The ring has been welded together to close. The blade has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing. “CJB” is engraved on the blade.
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Title
Horizontal, Ice Piton
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 26.8 w/o ring cm
Description
An early example of a hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade has a twist turn before the hole where the ring goes through. The ring has been welded together to close. The blade has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing. “CJB” is engraved on the blade.
Subject
sports
ice climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1177
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Horizontal, Ice Piton

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Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1176
Description
An early example of a hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade has a twist turn before the hole where the ring for the piton goes through. The ring is welded together to close it. The blade has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing. “CJB” is engraved on …
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Title
Horizontal, Ice Piton
Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 26.5 w/o ring cm
Description
An early example of a hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade has a twist turn before the hole where the ring for the piton goes through. The ring is welded together to close it. The blade has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing. “CJB” is engraved on the blade.
Subject
sports
ice climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1176
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Date
n.d.
Material
hair, sheep; fibre;
Catalogue Number
103.04.1085
Description
A machine-knitted, wool ski toque that folds flat. The top comes to triangular point and the back of the toque is seamed. The colour is light blue with three horizontal royal blue strips. The letters “B.S.R.” are machine embroidered in royal blue thread.
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Title
Ski Toque
Date
n.d.
Material
hair, sheep; fibre;
Dimensions
25.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
A machine-knitted, wool ski toque that folds flat. The top comes to triangular point and the back of the toque is seamed. The colour is light blue with three horizontal royal blue strips. The letters “B.S.R.” are machine embroidered in royal blue thread.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Eddie Hunter
Credit
Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
Catalogue Number
103.04.1085
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Date
n.d.
Material
hair, beaver; skin, leather; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
103.04.1073
Description
A mans’ felt, taupe-coloured, cowboy/western hat with a very high crown (18.0cm high) , a beige grosgrain ribbon (2.4cm wide) around the base of the crown, no ribbon around the edge of the turned-up brim.There is a beige leather sweatband inside the crown wuth a ribbon tied at the top of the back s…
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Title
Western; Cowboy Hat
Date
n.d.
Material
hair, beaver; skin, leather; fibre; paper
Dimensions
18.25 x 35.0 cm
Description
A mans’ felt, taupe-coloured, cowboy/western hat with a very high crown (18.0cm high) , a beige grosgrain ribbon (2.4cm wide) around the base of the crown, no ribbon around the edge of the turned-up brim.There is a beige leather sweatband inside the crown wuth a ribbon tied at the top of the back seam, above that a red and white circular, scallop-edged, size sticker “71/4”. Viewer’s right of seam in gold lettering “EXTRA QUALITY”, underneath the Smith logo, a stag’s head in the middle and a griffin on either side, underneath “BUILT BY SMITH” “MADE IN CANADA”. Viewer’s left of seam printed in pen “L.M. Sweet Deer Lodge”. A piece of newsprint is folded and secured in the sweatband to make the hat fit the head tighter.
Subject
sports
horses
mountains
Rocky Mountains
L.M. Sweet
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
103.04.1073
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Date
n.d.
Material
straw; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.04.1056
Description
A straw boater, flat top, grosgrain ribbon (6.0cm high) around the base of the crown. There is a dark brown, soft leather, sweatband sewn onto the inside of the crown rim and at the back, where it is pieced together, a fabric ribbon tied in a bow, and to the left of that, an embossed “MADE IN CANAD…
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Title
Boater Hat
Date
n.d.
Material
straw; skin; fibre
Dimensions
8.0 cm
Description
A straw boater, flat top, grosgrain ribbon (6.0cm high) around the base of the crown. There is a dark brown, soft leather, sweatband sewn onto the inside of the crown rim and at the back, where it is pieced together, a fabric ribbon tied in a bow, and to the left of that, an embossed “MADE IN CANADA” and logo. There is a plastic-covered circle of paper that fits into the crown; it has, stamped in black ink, “MADE IN CANADA” and logo. Above the tied bow there is a red and gold small circular sticker with the number “7” printed on it.
Subject
households
clothing
sports
water
boating
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
103.04.1056
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